Arie Bruinsma

Typology

Baardmannen

Baardmannen is a typology of bearded men from Friesland and beyond. The series looks at beard, face and character as small signals of identity, masculinity and belonging.

Baardmannen

About the project

A face, a beard, a quiet form of self-presentation.

In Baardmannen, a beard is not treated as a joke or fashion detail, but as a visible marker of character. The repeated portrait format creates a typology: individual men, one recurring motif, and many subtle differences in posture, expression and presence.

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